While it's not clear whether or not the Crytek UK studio is still open, we do know that the team that had previously developed Timesplitters and is currently working on Homefront: The Revolution now works for Dambuster Studios. However, it seems that the ex Crytek UK team isn't going to …
Read More »Valve may have just sneakily launched the Source 2 engine
Valve may have sneakily given us our first look at the Source 2 engine as Dota 2's workshop tools, in-game assets and code all appear to have been ported over to the company's long awaited engine update in a new set of Workshop tools. Community developers took to Reddit to …
Read More »EVLeaks is retiring from mobile leaks
After a very successful two year stint providing the Internet with reliable leaks of mobile devices and ruining launch event surprises, EVLeaks, AKA Evan Blass, is retiring from his Twitter handle and will no longer be leaking upcoming smartphone or tablet information. Blass earned quite the reputation thanks to the …
Read More »Apotop launches new S3C SSD range
Apotop, the Taiwanese creator of peripherals and creative gadgets is entering the Solid State Drive market with its new range of S3C drives. All S3C Sata III drives come equipped with the SM2246 controller Synchronous NAND Flash. These drives will be available in 64GB, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB variants and …
Read More »The Stomping Land developer breaks silence
It turns out that Early Access title and Kickstarter success, The Stomping Land, is not dead- it's just switching to a new engine. After months of silence, the developer behind the game has finally spoke out to combat recent rumors suggesting that the game had been abandoned. The developer behind …
Read More »Sony is giving up on Playstation for Android
Sony has announced that it is officially giving up on Playstation for Android, the cross-platform Vita and Android indie gaming publishing scheme will no longer be supported in newer versions of Google's mobile operating system. The service will still run on older Sony certified devices. However, Sony can't guarantee that …
Read More »Activision admits Call of Duty isn’t immune to declining pre-orders
Pre-orders are declining in the video game industry and according to Activision CEO, Eric Hirshberg, even a franchise as huge as Call of Duty is not immune to the effects of that, despite its relevance in pop culture. Speaking with investors and transcribed by Seeking Alpha, Hirshberg said that we can …
Read More »Evolve has been delayed until 2015
We've got one less game to look forward to this October as Take-Two Interactive has revealed that Evolve, the highly anticipated co-op shooter has been delayed until 2015 despite being advertised as the game that would define the next gen consoles in 2014 just a few short weeks ago. Instead of launching on …
Read More »Samsung resumes business with Chinese supplier found employing children
Samsung is resuming business with a Chinese supplier that was found to be employing underage workers. The Korean phone maker originally suspended all business with Dongguan Shinyang Electronics after children were found working at the factory. However, further investigation has revealed that the under age workers weren't hired by Dongguan Shinyang Electronics …
Read More »Resident Evil 1 is getting a HD remake
Capcom has announced that it is remaking its 1996 survival horror classic, Resident Evil, for the PC, Xbox One, PS4, PS3 and Xbox 360, bringing the game back for a new generation of fans to enjoy. From what we've seen so far, the in-game assets seem to be based on …
Read More »Paypal ignores two factor authentication bypass bug
Back in June, security researcher, Joshua Rogers, discovered a bug in Paypal's two factor authentication system, allowing it to be completely bypassed by logging in through a ‘special' page. Despite Rogers reporting the bypass several times, the company has yet to patch it up or even acknowledge the problem and as a …
Read More »AMD to release Radeon series Solid State Drives
AMD has announced that it will release a series of Solid State Drives under the Radeon R7 brand, these new ‘gaming focused' drives are due to arrive later this year and will come in 120GB, 240GB and 480GB options. This marks AMD's first move in to the storage space, having already …
Read More »HGST reveals ‘world’s fastest SSD’
It looks like we have a new contender for the world's fastest SSD as HGST just unveiled its new PCM solid state drive at the Flash Summit event in California. The new drive uses a completely brand new architecture when compared to current commercial models. The SSD uses a PCIe …
Read More »Bioshock is coming to iOS
2K Games has announced that Bioshock will be making its way to iOS devices later this year. The game will have controller support for those of you who own an iOS game controller such as the Razer Junglecat. The mobile port was created by 2K China, the same development team …
Read More »CD Projekt Red doesn’t think DirectX 12 will help 1080p on Xbox One
Will DirectX 12 help fix Microsoft's lack of 1080p games on the Xbox One? According to the lead engine programmer behind the Witcher 3, Balazs Torok, the updated API will bring some benefits but resolution increases won't be one of them. Speaking with Gaming Bolt, Torok explained that while DirectX 12 …
Read More »No Man’s Sky will release on PC after timed PS4 exclusivity
No Man's Sky, the title that won the “Best Original Game” award at E3 earlier this year, will be coming to the PC – eventually. The game will be a timed exclusive for the Playstation 4, although we don't know just how long this deal will last. Speaking with Edge …
Read More »Nvidia rumored to reveal GTX 880 next month
Recent rumors are all pointing towards a GTX 880 reveal before the end of the year but it could happen sooner than you think as Nvidia is apparently planning a press event for next month, at which the company will reveal its Maxwell architecture and new flagship graphics card. However, …
Read More »Sony announces quarterly profit
Sony's financial state hasn't been too good recently. However, it looks like things are starting to turn around as the company is kicking off its fiscal year with a profit, which is in large part due to positive PS4 sales. During the April-June quarter, Sony shipped 3.5 million PS3 and …
Read More »Here’s how much it costs to port an Indie game to Xbox One
Indie developer, Jamie Fristrom of Happion Laboratories, recently ported the game ‘Sixty Second Shooter' to the Xbox One as part of the ID@Xbox program. Fristrom has now published a blog post detailing just how much it cost to port his shoestring budget game over. Fristrom starts off by admitting that he …
Read More »Ubisoft teases new city for Watch Dogs
It looks like Watch Dogs is set to get a new playable city as Ubisoft is teasing some upcoming DLC on Twitter. The Watch Dogs Twitter account sent out a picture saying “The City of Camden had the highest crime rate in the US in 2012. A 24/7 surveillance program …
Read More »Silent Power reveal copper foam cooled PC prototype
Silent Power has just released the first images of its upcoming, crowd funded project- a completely silent “high end” PC cooled solely by copper foam. The PC is tiny, coming in at 16x10x7cm and features an Intel Core i7 CPU and an Nvidia GTX 760 desktop class graphics card. The Silent Power …
Read More »Playstation Now entering open beta
Playstation Now will be entering open beta later today in the US but Sony wants to remind users that all current prices are not set in stone yet and could change upon receiving feedback. When the closed beta first launched, Sony faced a lot of criticism over its streaming service's overly …
Read More »House of Lords says ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling is unworkable
Was the European Justice Court's decision to force Google to process right to be forgotten requests unreasonable? According to the House of Lords here in the UK the ruling is both “unreasonable” and “unworkable”. The lords made this argument in the EU Data Committee report on Data Protection law and …
Read More »4.6 million people played the Destiny beta
Activision has revealed that over 4.6 million people took part in the beta test for Destiny between the 17th and 27th of July. The beta was initially closed off as a pre-order incentive. However, Bungie later decided to open it up to all Xbox and Playstation owners on the 23rd …
Read More »Amazon spells out why e-book prices should be lower
Amazon has officially explained its reasoning behind trying to lower e-book prices, claiming that lower prices will end up being more beneficial to publishers, authors and retailers. In an update on its Forum, the Amazon Book store team said: “Many e-books are being released at $14.99 and even $19.99. That …
Read More »EA Access isn’t good value according to Sony
If you're a Playstation owner hoping to see EA's new subscription service arrive on the platform then you're going to be disappointed as Sony is claiming that EA Access doesn't deliver the value Playstation customers have come to expect. Sony officially passed on the service a company spokesperson told Game …
Read More »20 million people tuned in to the Dota 2 International Championships
Valve's fourth Dota 2 International tournament was a success it seems as viewer statistics have finally been released showing that more than 20 million people tuned in to watch the championships. The tournament's finale was shown on ESPN 2 as well as being shown on Twitch TV. According to Valve, …
Read More »Borderlands update paves way for Steamworks
Borderlands is the latest title to be saved from the Gamespy shutdown as a new update removes the title's SecuROM DRM and paves the way for Steam Works integration. Right now Borderlands is a multiplayer-less game but co-op will soon be making a return for those who still play. The …
Read More »UK police to hijack banner ads to warn against piracy
The police are getting involved with the UK's new anti-piracy initiative it turns out. Right now the Police plan to take over banner ads on piracy sites to display warnings advising users to close the page and not proceed to download anything. This is part of a campaign led by …
Read More »Romero: PC is decimating consoles, F2P is killing Triple A Studios
According to Doom co-creator, John Romero, the PC platform is currently “decimating” consoles and the free to play games market has already killed off as many as 100 triple A studios. In an interview with Games Industry, Romero said: “With PC you have free-to-play and Steam games for five bucks. …
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